{"id":19,"date":"2026-08-26T14:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sd62.sihota.casa\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-08-26T20:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:23:56","slug":"why-im-running","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sd62.sihota.casa\/index.php\/why-im-running\/","title":{"rendered":"WHY  I&#8217;M  RUNNING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I believe my experience can make a meaningful contribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m running for School Trustee because I care deeply about students, public education and the communities that make up SD62 (Sooke).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to bring a wealth of experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I&#8217;ve spent 25 years working in our school district\u2014as a teacher, vice-principal, principal and District Principal of Indigenous Education. I&#8217;ve also experienced our schools as a student, parent, PAC volunteer and now grandparent.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to bring a thoughtful, independent voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a first-time trustee candidate, I will bring an open mind, relevant experience and a willingness to learn. I will listen carefully, consider different perspectives and make decisions based on what I believe will best serve students and our communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to advocate for students and our communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SD62 (Sooke) is growing and changing. Our schools need resources and planning that keep pace with the needs of students and the communities they serve. I want to make sure the voices of students, families, educators and staff are heard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe my experience can make a meaningful contribution. I&#8217;m running for School [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd62.sihota.casa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd62.sihota.casa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd62.sihota.casa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd62.sihota.casa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd62.sihota.casa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sd62.sihota.casa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20,"href":"https:\/\/sd62.sihota.casa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd62.sihota.casa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}